Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
The question presented by the petitioner in this case is whether a plaintiff must present direct evidence of age dis*170crimination in order to obtain a mixed-motives jury instruction in a suit brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 81 Stat. 602, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 621 et seq. Because we hold that such a jury instruction is never proper in an ADEA case, we vacate the decision below.
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Petitioner Jack Gross began working for respondent FBL Financial Group, Inc. (FBL), in 1971. As of 2001, Gross held the position of claims administration director. But in 2003,…
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